diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.c b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.c
index a2c11a9..f97961d 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
     int  argc;
     char **argv, **envp;
 
+    __libc_init_tls(NULL);
+
+    /* get the initial thread from TLS and add it to gThreadList */
+    _pthread_internal_add(__get_thread());
+
     /* Initialize the C runtime environment */
     __libc_init_common(elfdata);